Hi Dan,
Sorry for the disappointment in info from this site. If you had asked that question 8 years ago it would have been a hot topic.
We fultimed for 3 years and bought a resale C to C membership in PineHurst N.C. We used the system to the fullest and loved all the C to C parks. We would use the C to C map and travel 200 miles at a time taking full advantage of our membership. It saved us a lot of money. After we came off the road we hardly ever used the C to C system and sold it last year.
If you are full time and are flexible where you stay it will save you a lot of money.
Our biggest problems were trying to stay in high tourist areas. They were very unfriendly because they really didn't want the business anyway. In it's day they were so full they wanted full price and didn't really want the C to C members. One of the worst was Western Horizons. They were growing so fast they eventually dropped out of the system. When the economy dropped and gas prices went up they were having a hard time filling their parks. Guess who came back to C to C?
You already have a home park so you are way ahead of the game. You stay there enough to make your dues pay for themselves which is why most people don't like C to C. If they have paid a high price for their park and then have to pay yearly dues plus the C to C membership fee and they are not traveling fultime, it really isn't a good deal.
One of the smartest moves I have seen was Dutch who had a cancellation clause put in his contract. If they decided they wanted out they could leave at their discretion. Most people don't realize that if you want out of the yearly dues you have to find someone to sell your park to or you continue paying the dues for life. That put a bad taste in a lot of members mouth.
By the way. There is nothing wrong with over nighting at Walmart,Flying J, etc when you are between parks. It's a great place to stock up on food and goods and usually right off the Hiway for conveince.
I am glad to see there are people still out there fultiming and enjoying the C to C system. it was good for us at the time.
One of the most fun things about the C to C system was while traveling you would meet other members in the system and become good friends and 5 months later you would run into them at other C to C parks, over and over again, sometimes a year later.
I have been a member of this forum since 1997. It was where I learned everything I needed to know about fultiming. We had never owned a motorhome and knew nothing. It was here that I learned about C to C, what kind of motorhome to look for. It paid off well for us.
We have lost a lot of members over the years and the spirit has died from what it used to be. Most of them have been there and done that. The stock market and the fuel prices have taken a lot of the fun out of it for a lot of the contributers. They still chime in every now an then but most have moved on to other things.
I have been posting photo's of our travels for a lot of years on the Photo forum. I figure it gives people a chance to see areas they may never get to see in person or may give them an incentive to make the trip. Go check it out and see all the places we traveled.
Good luck in your travels and maybe you will become an active contributor.